Cathy Moon
Well-known member
Mellie and Brian M, it looks like all three of us are going to go through LP surgery with our cavaliers together. :flwr::flwr::flwr:
India was just diagnosed with two luxating patellas - one is grade 2 and the other is grade 3; the vet said there is no evidence of arthritis.
I'm certain she injured her knees running in the snow and slipping on our icy deck in the back yard. She was running very fast, and I heard her slip and bang against the steps very hard. She is 5.5 years old and had patella surgery on her right leg when she was 1 year old (it was a small cartilage tear due to injury). Her right knee has held up very well over the years - she was as good as new after her recovery period.
We plan to make an appointment with the surgeon this week; I'm wondering if it is better to have both knees done at once or have them done one at a time. I'm sure the surgeon will have an opinion, but if he leaves it up to us, I'd like to know what others have done when both knees are affected.
India was just diagnosed with two luxating patellas - one is grade 2 and the other is grade 3; the vet said there is no evidence of arthritis.
I'm certain she injured her knees running in the snow and slipping on our icy deck in the back yard. She was running very fast, and I heard her slip and bang against the steps very hard. She is 5.5 years old and had patella surgery on her right leg when she was 1 year old (it was a small cartilage tear due to injury). Her right knee has held up very well over the years - she was as good as new after her recovery period.
We plan to make an appointment with the surgeon this week; I'm wondering if it is better to have both knees done at once or have them done one at a time. I'm sure the surgeon will have an opinion, but if he leaves it up to us, I'd like to know what others have done when both knees are affected.